Quote: The labor movement means just this: It is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth -- Wendell Phillips

Six Democrats have sided with banks, against the Landmark Student Lending Reform. Who are they? Bill Nelson (Fl.), Tom Carper (Del.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Jim Webb (Va.), Mark Warner (Va.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.).

Quote: "Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.

Hour One - Ira Lechner: www.clw.org Reducing the threat of/from nuclear weapons...SALT Treaty is up for renewal this year

The International Brotherhood of Electric Workers has filed a lawsuit against Bankster Goldman Sachs for overpaying its top executives.

Quote: “Tariff: a scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.” -- Ambrose Bierce

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) introduced a bill last week to slash pay for members of Congress 5% or $8,700 a year — and freeze their automatic cost-of-living increase.

Quote of the Day:  Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people. -- Wendell Phillips

The postal service this week announced it would be cutting as many as 30,000 jobs through attrition - using hiring freezes as workers retire or quit. According to American Postal Workers Union president William Burrus, cutting the U.S.

Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spends the hour with Thom discussing the issues and answering listener questions ww

Appalachian activists are very upset that the U.S. Humane Society has announced that it will give its “2009 Humane Legislator of the Year” to the greatest congressional defender of mountaintop removal — House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV).

Quote:  “Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence.

Minneapolis janitor Rosalina Gomez said she didn't get it at first that she was cleaning up the offices of the CEO of the bank that had her foreclose her d home. The CEO is Richard Davis of Minneapolis-based